Pressing and straining machine



Nov. 17, 1925.v 1,562,390

H. TRUST El' AL PRESSING AND STRAINING MACHINE Filed DGO. 10, 1919'\\lllllllllllllllllllllllllll '1, I i 1 W U y nl? I @Woe/vwo@ f glas?.57511? antoine /fa n/f Msey Patented Nov. 17, i925.

UNIran srarss BfA-Tm? eerie? HENRY TRUST, OF PARK RIDGE, NEW JERSEY, ANDFRANK 1M. ASHLEY, 0F BROOK- LYN, NEW YORK; SAID lASHLEY ASSGNOR TOJOSEPHINE TRUST, OF PARK RIDGE NEW JERSEY; JOSEPHINE TRUST ADMINSTRATRIX0F SAID HENRY TRUST,

CEASED.

IPffiflEsSllnr AND STRAINING MACHINE.

Application led December l0, 1919. Serial No. 343,965.

lo all whom "it may conce/"n:

Be it known that we, HENRY TRUST, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Park Ridge, in the county oi Bergen and State or" N wJersey, and lFRANK M.

' ASHLEY, a citizen of the United States, and

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resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pressing and StrainingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to machines for use in restaurants and kitchensfor preparing food, etc. The object of our invention is to provide amachine suitable tor inashing and comminuting potatoes and other suchvegetables and for straining` soups and expressing fruit juices.

Referring to the drawings which form a part hereof: v

Figure l is a vertical sectional view o' a machine embodying ourinvention.

Figure 2 is a plan view. A indicates the base of the machine providedwith a cylindrical upper part A iaying an annular groove A2 in which isseated below the top thereof an outwardly eX- tending beaded edge B ofthe receptacle i i The base A is provided with aneXtending portion A3and is open on the sides to permit a pan to slide under to receive theiinished product. The extension A3 makes the machine more stable andalso permits a pan of larger diameter being placed under the base. 'Cindicates lugs cast integral with the cylinder portion A and D is a rodhinged thereto and mounted on a cross rod E. The rod D is provided witha headed end D which rests in a socketl ines in Figure 2 and held at itsbifurcated.

portion G2 by means of the lever nut G3 which is threaded to tit thebolt E and Clamps the lug G2 te 911e the luge C cast on cylinders. Thepiston H comprises a metal cap H 1n which is fitted a wooden blockV H2having a groove H3 and a sheet tively, are driven through the top .H4into the block H2 above the ends I, thus holding the piston rod to thepiston and permitting the rod to swing relative to the piston. Theconstruction of the piston is such as to renderit light, stiff andstrong and cheap to construct. The lever K is connected at one end tothe link F in hinged relation as shown in Fig. l andv tothe piston rodcoupling L at K. The lever is provided with an extension K2 adapted toslide outward over the end of the lever to increase the leverage. k y

lVhen the lever is raised to the upper position indicated by the dottedlines K3, it can be moved laterally to swing the piston away from thecylinder A to permit access to the yreceptacle B, the link F being orsmaller, rdepending on the articleto ybe mashed or comminuted, etc.

To operaterthe machineV the lever K is raised and swung aside, thematerials to be mashed or strained placed in the receptacle B and thepiston then placed above them and by means of the lever the piston isforced downward into the cylinder thusr mashing and forcing the foodthrough the perforated plate M into a pan placed iin-- as will beYreadily uny dery the receptacle derstood. y

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

l. A machine comprising a base portion, a receptacle having a beaded topedge from Whh it is Suspended the top 0f Seid base portion7 means fixedto the receptacle and ovf-nrlying` said beaded edge for holding saidreceptacle in position, a piston, and means connected to said baseportion and Said piston for reciprocating said pist0n in said receptacleand for swinging said piston laterally from abovev the saine.

2. A machine comprising a base portion having a Cylindrical top With anoutwardly extending bead formed thereon and lugs at one side thereof,and a ring havingin- Wardly extending lugs adapted to engage said beadand also having a bifurcated depending lug, and means for Clamping saidbifurcated lug to Said lugs on the cylindrieai portion..

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New Yorkthis 3rd day of December A. D. 1919.

HENRY TRUST. FRANK M. ASHLEY.

